Procrastinate Me Not

One of the biggest hurdles of taking online classes is being able to browse freely. ProcrastinateMeNot is a Chrome browser allowing you to block sites with a timer allowing you to get your work done.

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Inspiration

More often then not I am distracted when I have to work on something that really is not interesting in the slightest. Usually I am on Youtube or Discord when I should be working, making it so I work at night rather than the day running my sleep schedule. After talking to many of my peers I found that a lot of them had a similar issues with maintaining focus due to web surfing. Also, since I was working alone I figured I should keep it as simple as possible.

What it does

Procrastinate Me Not allows the user to add the extension to block certain websites for a set period of time. Ideally the user should add the websites that distract them the most, allowing for a more productive work environment. If the user tries to go to a site that they "blacklisted" then the inside of the html is changed to be an 404 error with a message.

How we built it

It was built using html, css, js.

Challenges we ran into

I really wanted to learn how to make a Chrome extension, and practice my Js skills. The hardest part was efficient testing of the extension once I got the general layout and code made. I would have to unpack the extension every time I wanted to see if it was working. And once I made a few edits to add more functionality I broke the entire project.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I was able to make the extension save the websites locally. I was able to make a lot more progress than I expected. Though it is not completed and working I am glad I took a stab at something new and interesting.

What we learned

I learned a lot more about planning out my intentions before typing. Made it so that I spent more time getting the outcome I wanted rather than winging it. I learned more about how to test for functionality before trying to add UI.

What's next for Procrastinate Me Not

I plan to finish it in my free time hopefully by the end of the month. I think it would be very beneficial for myself and a few of my friends.

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